Incidents

The tug SL Sual 1 shortly before it sank off the Philippines' Zambales province during an unsuccessful salvage attempt, August 24, 2026. All 10 people who were on board the tug during salvage operation jumped overboard and were safely rescued.
Accidents

VIDEO | Refloated tug sinks during salvage attempt off Zambales, Philippines

Jens Karsten
National Iranian Tanker Company tanker
Shipping

US warns nations trading with Iran, stops short of immediate action

Reuters
Port of Novorossiysk
Bulkers

Russia scrambles to safeguard grain exports amid Ukrainian strikes

Reuters
Yanbu terminal, Saudi Arabia
Incidents

Houthis claim attack on Saudi vessel near Yanbu, crew safe

Reuters
FPSO Liza Unity Guyana
Incidents

Laundry room fire disrupts ExxonMobil Guyana FPSO operations

Reuters
Mediterranean Sea
Crime & Piracy

Tunisia illegal migrant boat sinking leaves 11 dead, three missing

Reuters
COLUMN | I have nothing, nothing: Scotland and Tasmania ferry fiascos; New Zealand shipping and emergency towage woes; Oman's dark fleet tanker dilemma; Chinese overfishing off Guinea-Bissau [Offshore Accounts]
Shipping

COLUMN | I have nothing, nothing: Scotland and Tasmania ferry fiascos; New Zealand shipping and emergency towage woes; Oman's dark fleet tanker dilemma; Chinese overfishing off Guinea-Bissau [Offshore Accounts]

Hieronymus Bosch
The bulk carrier Sun Winner II (later renamed Ocean Winner) in 2023
Accidents

22 missing after bulk carrier sinks off India's east coast

Gareth Havelock
The burning fishing vessel Drennec while approximately 527 miles southwest of the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador, August 20, 2026. All 27 of her crew were safely rescued by a Good Samaritan vessel that had diverted to the area to assist.
Accidents

27 rescued from burning fishing vessel off Ecuador's Galapagos Islands

Will Xavier
Map of Somalia Pexels
Crime & Piracy

Somali pirates capture Iran-linked "shadow fleet" tanker

Reuters
Surveyors inspect the punctured hull of the offshore support vessel Thunder after it was accidentally struck by the bulk carrier Bunun Queen just south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana, on July 22, 2022. Investigators found that at the time of the collision, Bunun Queen's master and second officer were both engaged in non-navigational tasks instead of maintaining a proper lookout as required by international law.
Accidents

COLUMN | Lessons from outside the bubble: what the shipping industry could learn about safety from other sectors [Grey Power]

Michael Grey
Liberty Island with the Statue of Liberty
Crime & Piracy

US immigration officials arrest captain of illegal charter boat involved in fatal capsizing

Will Xavier
Screenshot of video footage alleged to be that of the final voyage of the ferry Mbuya Nehanda on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe on August 11, 2026. The ferry capsized later that same day, leaving at least 92 people dead as of August 17, 2026.
Accidents

Zimbabwe launches formal inquest into Lake Kariba ferry tragedy as death toll climbs to 97

Jens Karsten
The grounded creel fishing vessel Sea Eagle
Accidents

MAIB: missing skipper may have drowned after falling overboard from creel fishing boat off Scotland

Gareth Havelock
Map of Sokoto State in Nigeria
Accidents

More than 40 dead after overloaded boat sinks in Nigeria

Reuters
Map of Neptun Deep offshore project, Black Sea
Incidents

Romanian jets eliminate marine drone near Black Sea gas site

Reuters
The Port of Argostoli in Greece
Accidents

Three arrested following vessel collision in Greece's Ionian Islands

Gareth Havelock
A Hellenic Coast Guard patrol boat (representative photo only)
Accidents

Six injured after tour boat crashes into concrete blocks off Zakynthos, Greece

Jens Karsten
Dates and locations of Nord Stream leaks
Crime & Piracy

Second suspect in 2022 Nord Stream blasts arrested in Croatia

Reuters
Map showing the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman
Acts of War

Iranian missiles targeting maritime traffic fall into sea, UAE says

Reuters
Read More
logo
Baird Maritime / Work Boat World
www.bairdmaritime.com